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I was going to entitle this ” Winter blues …” but I do not want to overstate my case. I don’t want my friends and family to worry: do you have days when you have no reason to be anything but happy and content but feel “down” nevertheless? On the bright side, I just delivered … Continue reading →

This has been a relaxing day, for the most part. Have cared for Smudge, Loki, Baxter and Casey, and the resident gang (Cinder, Smokey, Sam, Taffy the guinea pig, and the chickens). It just occurred to me that Gary made his own breakfast, coffee for the two of us, and warmed leftover pizza for lunch … Continue reading →

I’m a couple of days delayed posting a post … These two lovely pets belong to two different families, but I believe that they are siblings. Because the Pet Hostel operates in a region of relatively sparse population, to have related animals boarding, or here for grooming, is not that rare. Both Missy and Baxter … Continue reading →

I didn’t get many posts made over the last two weeks. You’ll enjoy seeing some of the faces of pets who were here over the holidays. Little Zippy was the last dog I groomed in the shop before my human darlings were with us. He’s so cuddly. I babysat another small Zippy after the Christmas … Continue reading →

… you never have and you never will.” Sometimes I wish that I could forget all of the hurts, slights and rebukes of the past. Oh, I have let go of crap that was said when the “deliverer” of it apologized, or the rebuke or lecture was richly deserved. Occasionally the one who delivers unkind … Continue reading →

It has been such a good day. I had the privilege of grooming three great border collies. Several years ago, a pretty dog was brought to the Pet Hostel after being found on the highway 35 miles outside of McBride. We could not find “Sayde’s” rightful or original owner, so we chose a new rightful … Continue reading →

Now these are the very last of the Honey Crisp Apples. We have a relatively young tree which yielded about twenty pounds of sweet, crisp, and on average, large apples. We also have a Goodland or Battleford tree, which yields some fairly good eating/cooking apples, and a Norland tree which produces a lot of apples … Continue reading →